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   limit

   /ˈlɪmɪt/

   noun

   • 1. a point or level beyond which something does not or may not extend or pass: "the success of the coup showed the limits of monarchical power"
   • ▪ the terminal point or boundary of an area or movement: "the city limits" Similar boundaryborderboundary lineboundbounding linepartition linefrontieredgedemarcation lineend pointcut-off pointterminationperimeteroutsideoutlineconfineperipherymarginrimextremityfringethresholdcompassOpposite centre
   • ▪ the furthest extent of one's physical or mental endurance: "Mary Ann tried everyone's patience to the limit" Similar utmostbreaking pointextremitygreatest extentultimateend pointthe bitter endthe last strawthe straw that broke the camel's backenoughmore than enoughinformal:the endit
   • 2. a restriction on the size or amount of something permissible or possible: "an age limit" Similar maximumceilinglimitationupper limitrestrictioncurbcheckcontrolcurtailmentrestraintdamperbrakereinOpposite minimum
   • ▪ a speed limit: "a 30 mph limit"
   • ▪ the maximum concentration of alcohol in the blood that the law allows in the driver of a motor vehicle: "the risk of drinkers inadvertently going over the limit"
   • 3. a point or value which a sequence, function, or sum of a series can be made to approach progressively, until they are as close to it as desired.

   verb

   • 1. set or serve as a limit to: "try to limit the amount you drink"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin limes, limit- ‘boundary, frontier’. The verb is from Latin limitare, from limes.

   Derivatives

   • 1. limitable adjective
   • 2. limitative adjective

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   What is the limit of an area?

   • The limit of an area is its boundary or edge. The limits of a situation are the facts involved in it which make only some actions or results possible. If you limit something, you prevent it from becoming greater than a particular amount or degree. He limited payments on the country's foreign debt. [VERB noun]

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   What does limit mean?

   • The meaning of LIMIT is something that bounds, restrains, or confines. How to use limit in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Limit.

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   What does limited mean?

   • If something is limited to a particular place or group of people, it exists only in that place, or is had or done only by that group. 8. See also age limit, limited 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 4. a. b. 7. See the limit 8. See off limits 9. See within limits 10.

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   What does limiting mean?

   • limitation the act or process of limiting something; a rule, fact, or condition that limits something: They would resist any limitation of their powers. is a rule or law that is made by someone in authority. A is something that exists rather than something that is made, although it may exist as a result of someone's decision.

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   What is a time limit?

   • A limit of a particular kind is the largest or smallest amount of something such as time or money that is allowed because of a rule, law, or decision. The three month time limit will be up in mid-June. The limit of an area is its boundary or edge.

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   What is a city limit?

   • A limit is a boundary, or how far something can go, or the maximum amount of something. When you reach the limit, imagine a little sign saying "the end." There's a limit to how much weight you can lift, how many words can be written in an hour, or how long someone can stay awake. Once you pass the city limits, you have left town.

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   She knew the limits of her power. to set/define the limits of something; to push/test the limits of something; It's a movie that stretches the limits of believability. His arrogance knew (= had) no limits. limit to something There is a limit to the amount of pain we can bear. to the limit The team performed to the limit of its capabilities.

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    These are all words for something that limits what you can do or what can happen. limit the greatest or smallest amount of something that is allowed: The government has set strict limits on spending. the speed limit; restriction (somewhat formal) a rule or law that limits what you can do: There are no restrictions on the amount of money you can ...